Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Fitch

Gregory W. Fitch has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Specimen collection and preservation apparatus
    Patent number: 10064606
    Abstract: A collection apparatus having an open central retaining member retaining a frustum-shaped cap at one end with a collection vial removably affixed to the frustum-shaped cap. The open central retaining member also retains within it a capsule retaining member into which a frangible capsule retaining a sample preservative if retained. The seal is broken and specimen preservative flows over a collection swab, with the frustum-shaped cap serving as a closing member and an interior wall of the collection vial serving as a closing member at an opposite end of the open central retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SPECTRUM SOLUTIONS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Kevin Gregg Williams, Bryan Tapocik, Gregory W. Fitch, William Michael Phillips